"Anyone know where I can get one of those Japanese saws in Ireland, hardware shops here are so depressing. Kicking myself that I didn''t snap a set up in Lidl 3 years ago. Currently finishing off a scrap wood dulcimer..how…"
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Sean Laffey posted a status"Two dulcimers nearly finished... one is a CBG, the other a plywood off cut build.. pix coming soon"
Sean Laffey replied to Bluesheart's discussion Break angle. Pros and cons."I think the Cremonese F holes are a bit more practical... fiddle makers have to set the sound post in when the violin is almost finished , they do this by putting in the sound post through the F hole., the shape allows the tool they use to fit into…"
Sean Laffey replied to thomas h. a. brown's discussion diatonic scale in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"Yes the frets are in the same relationship but the actual spacing in cm would depend on scale length. Go into a music shop with a tape measure and try out a few instruments to get a feel for the sizes Tenor banjos have shorter scale…"
Sean Laffey commented on Mark Lillo's photo
Adding kerfing
"I am experimenting with coffee stirrers to build up kerfing, they are very light, and flexible, and glue up easily. Takes a while to glue them on as you have to do it layer by layer. The PVA the bond is very strong and they add very little mass to…"
Sean Laffey posted a status"I am building dulcimer now and have used coffee stirrers for the kerfing, , takes a while to laminate them but seems to be good so far"
Sean Laffey posted a status"First coat of varnish on the CB uke, pick up working, about 3 days to go to string up."
Sean Laffey posted a status"Also doing a uke from a no name box . I was given a DIY uke at Xmas, I'll do a strum stick dulcimer from the body and a CBU from the neck"
Sean Laffey posted a status"Dulcimer done & another in the jig, 3 wks to finish, most bulk time for glue and varnish to dry."
Sean Laffey posted a status"Determined to get the dulcimer plugged in and playing this week.. made the nut out of a bit of white junction box...."
Sean Laffey posted a status"Almost
done 3 cigar box-ish dulcimers. next LIDL R selling bongos for a tenner this week, would they make a banjo uke/ Anyone tried it?"
Sean Laffey posted a status"Almost finished a wine box "Tea Chest bass" kind of whamola style... the next question, do I put sound holes in the top or not?"
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Sean Laffey replied to Greg Francis's discussion BENDING WOOD WITHOUT A SHOP in the group Building a Cigar Box Guitar 101"You can buy special birch ply, that is ideal for bending, it's whiote wood and takes any stain you like. Be careful if you get it and make sure its the bendy variety, I was sold a very expensive sheet once that was useless, the sheets are about…"
Sean Laffey commented on Roosterman's group Good Wood"Hi Folks.
I've just been given two teak doors and their frames. Anyone tried making a neck from teak? Hardwood is hard to find here in Ireland, we don't have the cold climate for the good stuff like maple, so reclaimed timber might…"
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Sourcing Cigar Boxes
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 6:50pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Stringent anti-smoking laws in Ireland wont allow shops to display cigars, the boxes are cosigned to back rooms. Tobacconists are virtually extinct so it is hard to find a shop that might have a few boxes waiting to be skipped.
I was lucky enoughh to get a few boxes from the Decent Cigar Empirium in Dublin, at the top end of Grafton Strret. Anyone visiting Dublin should head in, you might not get a Cigar Box from them, but boy what a place, smells of Cuban coffee and…
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- At 2:04pm on May 16, 2011,
smojo said… Hi Sean and welcome to the the group. If you haven't already seen it you might like to check out the HGMC site where a lot of the UK folks are hanging out. http://www.homegrownmusiccollective.com
cheers, Smojo
- At 8:07pm on May 10, 2011, Sean Laffey said…
Strumstick or balaika, all depends on how you string it. I reckon it was some Englsih blokes attempt at building a Russian style instrument. In the right hands the balaika is a killer instrument
see this awesome fella on you tube
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